Journal of Atrial Fibrillation – Journal of Atrial Fibrillation & Electrophysiology (JAFIB-EP)
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CRM Educator/Instructor/Content Creator - Academy of Medical Education
Education:
The University of Arizona: Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
Biography:
Kim O’Donogue is a Cardiac Rhythm Device Technician/Field Support Specialist in Phoenix, AZ. She has over ten years in the CRM/EP space having supported cardiac lead extraction procedures for years before moving over to the CRM/EP implant space. Kim is passionate about CRM devices and device management and has a special interest in device education. She regularly trains new device technicians, AHPs, and Fellows, as well as industry representatives.
VERP
The S2 displays the pacing artifact, but there is no ventricular capture. There is a pacing artifact seen on the T wave of the previous beat, but it is not associated with a QRS complex. The impulse came in too early when the ventricular tissue was still refractory. This is called the ventricular effective refractory period or VERP.